Cambridge High and Latin School

Samuel Charles Olken “Sam”

Samuel Charles Olken (“Sam”) is one of 196 graduates in the class of 1918 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1918 yearbook entry gives: came from Harvard Grammar School; headed for Harvard; lived at 158 Tremont Street.

Class of 1918

196 in the class of 1918 · 6 more named Olken

Full name: Samuel Charles Olken
Known as: Sam
Lived at: 158 Tremont Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1918
Came from: Harvard Grammar School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Sam Olken; Samuel Olken; Samuel C. Olken; Olken, Samuel.

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Household 3
Neighbours 29
Same surname 2
Classmates 195
Same schools 133

In context

Of the 196 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1918 read for this site, Samuel's is 146th alphabetically. In the scan, Samuel appears on page 31, in the last third of the run of 196 portraits read for this site (pages 12 to 39). Samuel is one of 31 in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1918 whose entry names Harvard Grammar School as the school they came from. “Harvard” is Samuel's plan after graduation; 42 of 102 classmates with a printed plan (41%) named a college or university. Against 214 for 1917 and 237 for 1919, the class of 1918 comes to 196 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Julia Theresa O'Leary, Raymond Michael O'Neil, Alice Ruth Orchard, Gertrude Marie Paynter and 3 more
Same earlier school	Harvard Grammar School: 30 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 42 of 102 classmates with a plan (41%)

At home, 158 Tremont Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1921 city directory lists Samuel Charles Olken with the occupation “student” (page).

The 1921 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Olken at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Max Olken (wife Sarah), carpenter householderpage
Nathan L Olken, student MIT lived herepage
Samuel C Olken, student lived herepage

Also grew up on Tremont Street

The class of 1918

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Others named Olken

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

Also came from Harvard Grammar School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1918, page 31. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1918unse).

Published 1918, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Cambridge Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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